Comments on: #4 – Eric Shoaf https://realitystudio.org A William S. Burroughs Community Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brianna Shoaf Wright https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-greatest-burroughs-collectors/4-eric-shoaf/comment-page-1/#comment-911502 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:47:44 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=4807#comment-911502 Jed,
Thank you so much for this article. I am Eric’s daughter, Brianna, and it means so much to me to read this tribute to him. As you note above, my dad “collected out of a pure passion and with pure intentions.” I am happy to report that he really did donate his collections so that others could enjoy them — he wanted no monetary gain and even turned down offers to purchase the collection. He was very thoughtful about which universities he would donate his collections to, and his ultimate goal was ensuring many people could have free access to these collections. In addition to Burroughs and Thompson he was an avid vintage guitar collection and donated all of his guitars to a local university.

Again, thank you so much for writing this. There are no words for what it means to me to be able to read this.

Sincerely,
Brianna (Shoaf) Wright

]]> By: Demi https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-greatest-burroughs-collectors/4-eric-shoaf/comment-page-1/#comment-894613 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:32:44 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=4807#comment-894613 This is a wonderful tribute, and a fine envouragement for collectors present and future. Thanks for the contribution, Jed. My interactions with Eric were warm, and he was gracious, supportive, and giving, and I think your Eric Shoaf reflects well with what I saw; perhaps we share the same Shoaf.

]]> By: James https://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-greatest-burroughs-collectors/4-eric-shoaf/comment-page-1/#comment-894301 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:56:02 +0000 https://realitystudio.org/?page_id=4807#comment-894301 Great piece – touching and true. Here’s to Eric and all he did.

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